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The Whole Art of Detection

Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes

This collection of short mysteries by the international-bestselling author of Dust and Shadow "belongs on the top shelf with the very best of Doyle's" (Nicholas Meyer, author of The Seven-Per-Cent Solution ).

Inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, Edgar Award-finalist Lyndsay Faye has masterfully woven these quintessential characters into her own works of fiction--from her acclaimed debut novel, Dust and Shadow , to a series of short stories for the Strand Magazine , whose predecessor published the first Sherlock Holmes story in 1892.

The best of Faye's Sherlockian tales, including two new works, are brought together in a collection that spans the character's career, from self-taught upstart to lauded detective, both before and after he faked his own death over a Swiss waterfall in 1894. In "The Lowther Park Mystery," the unsociable Holmes is forced to attend a garden party at the request of his politician brother and improvises a bit of theater to foil a conspiracy against the government. "The Adventure of the Thames Tunnel" brings Holmes's attention to the murder of a jewel thief in the middle of an underground railway passage.

With Holmes and Watson encountering all manner of ungrateful relatives, phony psychologists, wronged wives, outright villains, and even a peculiar species of deadly red leech, The Whole Art of Detection is a must-read for any fan of historical crime fiction.

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I loved every story in here and I was so sad to reach the end. I love me a good Holmes pastiche and these stories are all kinds of perfect. These stories cover lots of ground over the most famous detective partnership in English literature, even including some stories from before they met. There also are a few told from Holmes' diary entries which were a great delight to me. The mysteries are top notch and watching the evolution of the pair of them was also a delight. I can't wait to read this again.

Faye's Sherlock Holmes' stories are absolutely astounding. No wonder Strand Magazine published them! Thank goodness this collection has been published and how wonderful that it includes two new stories from Faye.